HELLFIRE: MONIQUE TEPE, HUSBAND, SHOT 16 TIMES, HIT FACE, CHEEK & THROAT

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Autopsies for Spencer and Monique Tepe are complete, and show a much different scene of the murders than previously thought.

Early reports indicated Monique was shot once in the chest, and Spencer was shot more than once, with three shell casings found at the scene. In fact, the killer unloaded a full clip, 16 rounds, and both were shot in the head: Monique in her right cheek, and Spencer in his left ear.

A total of 16 gunshot wounds are discovered. A standard magazine for a handgun holds 15 to 17 rounds, depending on the size of the bullet. Spencer and Monique likely died within "seconds to minutes" of being shot.

The injuries suffered and the trajectories of bullets indicate some movement by Spencer and Monique; the range of fire is indeterminate, and there is no way to tell in which order the injuries are inflicted.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Jim Elliott - Trial Attorney with Butler Snow (legal counsel for various Georgia municipalities and other governmental entities)
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author of 'Deal Breaker,' and featured in hit show, "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive
Airyana Turner - Friend of Monique
Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner of Tarrant County (Fort Worth), Host of Podcast, "Mayhem in the Morgue," and Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
Yelena Mandenberg - News Reporter for 'The Mirror,' the 'Irish Star' and 'The Express;' X: @ymand123
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.3	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.5	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
0:11.0	Hellfire.
0:13.2	Monique Teppie and husband shot 16 times.
0:18.5	Monique hit in the face, the cheek, the throat, and more. Apparently, according to police,
0:29.2	vascular surgeon, Dr. Michael McKee, her ex-husband, from almost 10 years ago, unloads a magazine on Monique and Spencer as they lay in their bed.
0:45.3	When I look at her beautiful face and think of him standing over the bed in the middle of the night,
0:52.8	the wee morning hours, unloading a magazine
0:56.2	into the face of Manique Teppi, hell hath no fury.
1:03.1	Like what victims' rights and families are feeling all across our country tonight?
1:09.8	I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank
1:12.8	you for being with us.
1:18.9	Manique Teppi was shot multiple times, not just Spencer, Monique as well, for children in the next room.
1:30.3	Begin to think about what kind of injuries they have. We need to know what the range of fire is.
1:35.2	You have multiple gunshot wounds? This is going to be a bloody mess. Monique is shot more times than
1:41.3	Spencer. Nine gunshot wounds to the upper body, including a bullet to the head, hitting Monique in the right cheek and three shots to her right chest all clustered together. Monique also suffers bullet wounds to the right side of her torso, right forearm, right hand, and two shots to her left upper arm.
1:58.1	This is a lot to take in. Yes, I know it's bad enough that they're both shot as they
2:04.4	lay in their beds, their children on the other side of the wall. But now to know that he allegedly
2:14.3	disfigured her face in this way?
2:20.3	Yelena Mandenberg, joining us, investigative reporter for the mirror, the IRIS star, the express.
2:26.3	Elena, what do we know?
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